Police stress ‘continued commitment’ to tackling drugs
Police have stressed their commitment to tackling the supply of illegal drugs after two couriers were handed lengthy prison sentences.
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Jury trials to return in spring
Jury trials are set to return to the isles in the spring of this year, according to the cabinet secretary for justice. Due to staffing…
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Police welcome sentencing of Norman Donald on domestic abuse charges
Police Scotland has welcomed the sentencing of Norman Donald who was sentenced to two years and two months imprisonment following domestic abuse offences. The 43-year-old…
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Man sentenced to 26 months for his controlling behaviour against women
A man has been sentenced to over two years in prison after he admitted a catalogue of domestic abuse against three women.
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Man remanded over offences at town supermarket
A man has been remanded in custody after he admitted breaking a window and entering a woman’s home uninvited. Grant Huntington, 32, of Union Street,…
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Fine for man who breached bail condition
A man has been fined £200 after he admitted breaching a bail condition designed to prohibit him from contacting a woman. Steven Nicholson, 33, of…
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Man appears in dock accused of assaults
A man has been released on bail after being accused of assaulting a woman. Steven Nicholson, 34, of Veester Hill, Sandwick, is alleged to have…
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Woman allowed to keep her sound equipment
A noisy neighbour has been given a second chance after turning her life around. Sarah Irvine of Hill Grind in Lerwick has been allowed to…
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Driver was caught by dash cam, court hears
A driver who had his motoring misdemeanour caught on camera has been fined £400 at Lerwick Sheriff Court.
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Jail sentence for man who became threatening on bus journey
A man has been sentenced to 263 days behind bars after he admitted behaving threateningly during a bus journey in Scalloway. Trevor Couper, 27, of…
READ FULL STORYMan remanded after drugs appearance
A man has been remanded after appearing in a private court hearing on drugs charges.
READ FULL STORYTeenager released on bail after alleged offences
A teenager has been released on bail after appearing in custody at Lerwick Sheriff Court charged with numerous offences.
READ FULL STORY‘Vicious and frenzied’ attack leads to jail sentence
A man who carried out a “vicious and frenzied” knife attack has been sentenced to more than 21 months in prison at Lerwick Sheriff Court.
READ FULL STORYMan who ‘lashed out in a moment’ is sentenced
A businessman who knocked a night clubber unconscious when he “lashed out in a moment” with a single punch has been spared a prison sentence.
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